Is sodium coco-sulfate made from coconut?
Sodium coco-sulfate is a foaming cleanser made from the whole mix of fatty alcohols in coconut oil. It is sometimes shortened to SCS.
It is a common cleanser in shampoo bars and in products that advertise having no SLS. A large part of it is the same molecule as sodium lauryl sulfate, because lauryl alcohol is the biggest fraction of coconut’s fatty alcohols. So “SLS-free” on a product that lists it means less than it sounds.
On a label: sodium coco-sulfate · sodium coco sulfate · sodium coco-sulphate · coco-sulfate · coco sulfato de sodio · coco-sulfato
Products we checked that contain it
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